It helped to know that I am not alone and that there are other like-minded women leaders out there.
Capital Partner | Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
New York, NY
New York, NY
It helped to know that I am not alone and that there are other like-minded women leaders out there.
The Managing Partner Forum is a go-to resource for not only what’s currently important to law firm leaders, but how law firm leaders are dealing with the issue of the moment and preparing for those of the future.
We have enjoyed working with John Remsen and his talented team. The Managing Partner Forum provides excellent content that truly assists in operating a successful business in today’s challenging environment.
The MPF programs always provide relevant, timely educational content. They are high energy and interactive which makes them fun to attend, too.
Great conference, thank you for the invitation.
The information sharing at the MPIEs is especially valuable.
My partner and I really enjoyed the conference and we look forward to attending again next year.
Connecting with other firm leaders, as it felt more like a ‘retreat’ than a ‘conference.’ Fantastic format allowed for great information and advice sharing.
I go to a lot of conferences, and your event is the one I look forward to and gain the most from each year. The power of this group is incredible. So privileged to be a part of it. Thank you for what you do for our industry.
Connecting with other firm leaders, as it felt more like a ‘retreat’ than a ‘conference.’ Fantastic format allowed for great information and advice sharing.
ATL was a great time, and I really enjoyed the conference, as always.
That was my first experience at the conference, and it was tremendously valuable.
Great job! Keep it going. Thank you for the excellent work you do for the profession.
The collegiality and brainstorming opportunities can’t be beat.
The MPF Conference is always a great event. The MPIEs and Workshops were really good this year.
The program topics are timely and well presented. Every time I attend, I learn something new.
MPF is on top of the issues facing firm leaders, often before we even see them coming in our own firms, and provides timely advice from industry experts to see us through them.
I highly recommend the MPF Leadership Conference. I’ve participated many times, as have several of my partners. We leave with new ideas and fresh perspectives every time.
Hands down the best leadership conference for managing partners I’ve ever attended.
This is my 12th or 13th time attending, and it’s always the best conference I attend every year.
The MPIEs are interesting, informative and very useful!
I look forward to this Conference every year. It really helps me to be a more effective firm leader.
MPF provides tremendous value and excellent resources. Great information. Great speakers. Great networking opportunities.
Our popular MPF Webinar Series – “The Law Firm of the Future” – is presented on the third Wednesday of the month to help firm leaders look achieve long-term, proactive, forward-thinking, and strategic approaches to their firms and the business of law. These 60-minute Webinars are complimentary for our readers. The on-demand recordings and handout materials are listed below.
Top Priority
Talent recruiting is now the number one focus for smaller and midsize firms, followed by marketing and business development.
Optimistic Outlook
Most firm leaders are bullish about their firm’s financial performance next year, with fifty-six percent (56%) forecasting an “excellent” or “very good” year in 2025.
Profitability Strategies
Forty-eight percent (48%) of firm leaders say increasing rates is their primary strategy for improving profitability. Twenty-six percent (26%) point to better billing and collections as their focus.
Rate Increases
After two years of bold rate-setting, firms are planning significant rate increases again in 2025: sixty-one percent (61%) anticipate raising rates by 4-6%, twenty-eight percent (28%) by 7-9%, and eleven percent (11%) by 10% or more.
Talent Recruitment
The war for talent remains fierce, with eighty-six percent (86%) of firms proactively recruiting senior associates and forty-four percent (44%) seeking junior partners.
We discussed strategies to improve firm profitability with Rob Mattern and Bill Mech. One-hundred fifteen (115) managing partners and law firm leaders participated in the live session. As always, we ask a few questions at registration and employ live polling during the session. Here are few highlights:
Our guest speakers were Amanda Koplos, current President of the Association of Legal Administrators; Rees Morrison, Founder of Savvy Surveys for Lawyers; and Geoffrey Williams, Chief Operating Officer of Stone Pigman. One-hundred twenty-five (125) managing partners and law firm leaders participated in the live session on September 18th.
One hundred ten (110) managing partners and law firm leaders participated in the live session, and Tony DeSimone was our guest speaker. As always, we incorporated survey questions and live polling survey into the program. Here are a few highlights:
There is no time to waste integrating these powerful new technologies into your law firm!
Our guest speakers were Roger E. Barton, Esq., Founder and Managing Partner of Barton LLP; and Michael Ellenhorn, Founder and CEO of Decipher Investigative Intelligence. Over one-hundred ten (110) firm leaders registered and, as always, we ran surveys and live polling questions on our topic. Here are a few highlights:
Bad hires are expensive and distracting, especially for smaller rand midsize law firms. We advise firms to exercise prompt, yet thorough, due diligence when assessing lateral hires. It will significantly improve your firm’s growth and prosperity in the long run.
One-hundred twenty (120) managing partners and firm leaders participated in the live session on Tuesday. We invited Darragh Fitzpatrick, Executive Vice President of Tabush Group, to bring us up to speed on law firm technology, especially cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Here are some of the things we learned at the Webinar:
Associate retention is among the top concerns for managing partners and leaders of smaller and midsize law firms, so we invited Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower, Jennifer C. Mandery, and Skip Horne from NALP (National Association of Law Placement) Foundation to join us for this month’s MPF Webinar to share findings of its recently published “Stay Study” (3,300 young lawyers participated) and to hear their insights and perspectives. Here are a few highlights:
As always, the 60-minute live session was fast-paced and choked full of current benchmarking information.
How does your firm deal (or not deal) with it?
As always, the session was entertaining, fast-paced and full of great data!
